Singleton Police Court. FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 23,1877. (Before Mr. J.N. Brooks,p.m.) Drunkenness
William Doyle was charged with being drunk. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Constable George Willis, on oath, deposed…
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Courts & crime, 1877
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Branxton. (From our Correspondent.) Police Court Thuesday 22Nd Novembber 1877. (Before Mr.J.N. Brooks P.m.) Drunk and Diso[?]ly
Thomas Horsefield was charged by Seniorconstable Sparkes with being-drunk and disorderly at Greta on the 16th instant. The same defendant was further charged…
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Before Messrs Addison, P.M., Robert Scobie, H. Crothers, and P. Green, J's.P., at the West Maitland police court, Ronald M'Laan was charged, on summons, that he did feloniously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday November 27, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks P.m.) Driving Horses Illegall[?]
William Calligan was charged with driving horses not described in his delivery note. Defendant pleaded. guilty under extenuating circumstances, saying that the horses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, November 20, 1877 (Before Mr. G. G. B[?], J.p.) [?] of Vageant Act
Henry Hell was charged with [?] mitting a breach of the Vagrant Act by throwing an [?] at a person in the School of Arts, Murr[?], during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 27Th Nov., 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
BRANDS REGISTRATION ACT.—William Calligan pleaded guilty to having committed a breach of this Act by driving horses not described in his delivery note. The defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Selectors' Boundaries. (From the S. M. Herald.) SUPREME COURT.—Monday. Before the Full Court. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Hargrave and Mr. Justice Faucett.) FLOOD V. LONGFORD
This was a motion for a rule nisi for a new trial in an action of ejectment tried at Wagga Wagga, before Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four, on the 6th of October last. A verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Branxton. Police Court. Thursday, 29th November, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
A CLEAN SHEET :— When the court had opened, it was announced that there were no cases act down for hearing. It speaks well for the peace of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Thursday, November 29th, 1877. (Before Mr. Wm. Dodding J.p.) Indecent Exposure
George Moore, was charged with wilfully and obscenely exposing his person in Johnstreet. Singleton on tho evening of Wednesday November 28th…
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At the West Maitland police court, yesterday, Neil Gillies was charged by George Bernard Hall with having assaulted him on the 27th ultimo. Mr. H. Levien appeared for…
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The case against Ronald McLean, charged with having feloniously stolen one red cow the property of Doyle Brothers, was resumed at the West Maitland police court, yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government Gazette Supplement, Friday, November 23. Land Sales. At the Police Office, Murrurundi, on Friday, December 28
BUCKLAND: 1 country lot of 68 acres, parish of Yarimanbah, on the left bank of Macdonald's Creek, etc., in Boobabil run; upset price, £1 per acre…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murrurundi Police court. Tuesday, November 27, 1877. (Before Mr. G, G. B[?] and Dr
Thomas Math[?] Hale was charged with drunknness. The dedendant plesded guilty to the charge, and was.fined 5e, or, in default…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, December 4. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Messrs. Jurman an Lo[?]er, J's.P.)
ANNE HANLON demanded to be put in possession of house and land property belonging to her, sitaated in the occupation road leading. from John-street, and now occupied by George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Divorce Court (Befor Mr. Justice Hargrave.) [?]
On tHe motion of Dr. Dr[?], the de[?] granted th petitoner herein six months age are made a[?] thereby di[?]lring th marriage between [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 4Th Dec., 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., Messrs. G. T. Loder and George Jarman, J's.P.)
EJECTMENT — George Cornelius Ford was summoned by Anne Hanlon for refusing to give up possession of a tenement in John-street, the property of the complainant. Mr. A. J. Gould…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Branxton. Police Court, Thursday, 6Th Dec., 1877 (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and T. Drinan, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Ellen Gordon appeared before the court and pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk at Branxton on 1st December. The evidence of Constable Ritchie went to show that this was the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, December 4. (BeforeMr. J. N. Brooks P. M. and Messrs. Jurman and G. T. [?]. J' [?]. P.)
[?] H[?]LON demanded to be put in p[?][?] and land property belonging to her situnted [?] the occupation road leading from John-street, and now occupied by George…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Branxton. (From our Correspondent.) Police Court. Thursday S[?] December, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks P.M., and Mr. T. Drinan. J.p.) Drunkenness
Ellen Gorden was charged by Constable Ritchic with being drunk at Branxon on the Ist instant. Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined 2s. 6d…
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We have seldom met with any report of a great crime, which more strikingly shows the vital difference between English justice and American justice, than the following:…
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